I have been commissioned to do 2 Baldwin Sharks from Facebook, I figured the one that I scratch built a few years ago is lonely I can do 1 for me as well

I started  with a reference drawing, the guys measurements aren't 100% compared to the D&H unit i'm modeling but I can correct those issues later

and here is the 3d model that's being extruded from that drawwing

I should be able to start printing parts by the end of next week if all goes as planned

The frame will use the aristo f unit, along with the motor blocks, the fuel tank will be swapped out as well

I will eventually offer the shell of the Shark for a reasonable price here...

Cool, I'm just thinking of all the stuff that can be made using the printers and available chassis. Like a DL109 shell over an E8 chassis or a Raymond Lowie streamline locomotive shell over an old Pacific or Bug Hauler chassis.

Mark , 

        Not having had first hand experience of 3D stuff , how does its strength compare to a similar sized plastic moulded body ? 

 Obviously , reinforcing would be simple enough , so don't think this is an implied criticism ; far from it , anything that helps the hobby and makes more obscure bits available is to be highly commended . Not that the Shark Nose is obscure , even I know about them (got them in H0).

 I would be interested to see your finished product , and I am sure that others here would be too .

 Keep up the good work , we need adventurous people like yourself to advance things .

 Mike Brit

The walls of this will be almost double the size of the gp30-c that I did, and that extra thickness is "for good measure" I'm comfortable with half the thickness for myself. the Alco long high hood I did last week is brick strong, i'm betting that I could stand on it without crushing it

Er , Mark , don't stand on it . I take your word for it .

Mike Brit

I did a paper model warehouse back 10 years or so ago in HO scale, yeah you could stand on it. It's not that difficult to do

I'll work on this some more tonight, this is it for now

Gee, and I have an Aristo FA1 that I just don't know what to do with. A PRR Shark would be just too cool.

Looking good!

Well Well
Look what showed up just in time: Aristo FA-1 PRR/Pennsylvania 5-STRIPE TUSCAN $ 199.99
http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/21966/train-world-pgn-flash-sale

Now Mark lets go.......

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Mark, the National PRR Technical & Historical Society has drawing for the Shark available.  Probably spendy, but at least you will get it right.

Steve Featherkile said:

Mark, the National PRR Technical & Historical Society has drawing for the Shark available.  Probably spendy, but at least you will get it right.

What this Steve?

this is where I started from, converting those angles of the nose are a bitch to say the least

this is where i am tonight

the newest version of the nose, still not 100%

David Russell said:

Steve Featherkile said:

Mark, the National PRR Technical & Historical Society has drawing for the Shark available.  Probably spendy, but at least you will get it right.

What this Steve?

 

No, Mark, that is the free drawing, and it is worth every penny that you paid for it.  I said they would be spendy, and I meant it.  It will be on one of their CD's, contact the Society.  Of course, you could just continue to wing it...

Mark Dashnaw said:

Yes I will do a b unit, just won't be doing one in D&H colors as they never had the B unit

because of its simplicity it may be done before that damn nose on the A unit, lol, man that ones driving me nuts trying to draw in 3d AND make it printable...

 

So, a B unit would be cheaper? :-)